The Birding Diaries

Our engagging and entertaining YouTube series!

Episodes

With season one completed and season 2 imminent, follow us for many new exiting episodes.

Season 1 - Episode 1

In our first ever episode we travel to Rietvlei in Irene for a rainy birding day. We even find a surprise local rarity. Watch this episode to find out what we found.

Season 1 - Episode 2

Follow us as we bird Walter Sisulu National Botanical Gardens on the west rand of Johannesburg.

Season 1 - Episode 3

In the first part of our floodplain series, we visited the iconic Nylsvlei Nature reserve. What a spectacle!!!

Season 1 - Episode 4

In the second of our wetland specials, we visited Kgomo-Kgomo on the floodplain of the Pienaars River.

Season 1 - Episode 5

If you have never birded the Middelburg area, watch this episode as we bird the awesome Bankplaas road with Pieter Vrey. He also offers some juicy tips on where to bird in the area, sharing some of his better birding hotspots.

Season 1 - Episode 6

We traveled to Marievale Bird Sanctuary to bird with Simon du Plessis, a Sigma brand ambassador. Find out all about his journey with sigma as he offers some lens advice.

Season 1 - Episode 7

We visit Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve to track down some of Gauteng's winter specials. Watch this episode to see what we found.

Season 1 - Episode 8

We visited Magoebaskloof to find the endangered Cape Parrot. You need to watch this video as the scenery and birding is incredible!!

Season 1 - Episode 9

Winter birding in Gauteng is never boring. We visited Marievale Bird Sanctuary and found a wealth of new young bird life that had hatched in the winter breeding season.

Season 1 finale

We finish season 1 with a visit to the African Bird Fair at the offices of Birdlife South Africa. Check out some amazing interviews.